37.9 million Chinese traveled abroad in January to May 2013, a growth of 17.3% The China National Tourism Administration revealed that 37.9264 million Chinese traveled abroad in first five months of this year, up 17.3%; the number of inbound tourists was 22.9…  More» 2013-07-08 Air NZ’s new 787 heading to Shanghai Air New Zealand has […]

  Delta Air Lines launched Shanghai- Seattle direct flight Delta Air Lines held the Shanghai – Seattle maiden flight ceremony on June 18th. The airline will run daily flights on the new route. The first flight is planned for July 17, 2013 …  More» 2013-07-01 Cathay Pacific Airways assigned new codeshare assignment A codeshare between Oneworld […]

  Chengdu will allow visa-free stay for transit passengers for 72 hours Chengdu will allow transit passengers from 45 countries to stay in the city for 72 hours without a visa. The specific implementation date shall be released separately.The 45 countr…  More» 2013-06-24 Chinese tourists’ overseas expenditure reached USD 102 billion in 2012 The research of […]

  Hurun Report publishes The Chinese Luxury Traveler (2013) for third time with ILTM For the first time, Hurun Report reveals differences in travel preferences and behavior between luxury travelers in First and Second/Third Tier Cities The number of annual overs…  More» 2013-06-09 HHtravel adds new departures from Chengdu, Guangzhou and Hong Kong HHtravel, the high-end […]

Over 80% Chinese passengers would pay for WIFI on flight A current survey by www.tianxun.cn, involving 1,000 Chinese passengers, revealed that 83% would pay an extra fee for WIFI on flight. When asked if they would pay for cable TV on EK…  More» 2013-06-03 China forecasts strong bookings to US Increasingly strong bookings from China to […]

  Guangzhou allows visa-free stay for transit travelers for 72 hours Guangzhou will allow transit passengers from 45 countries to stay in the city for 72 hours without a visa from June, following a similar policy announced in Beijing and Shanghai.On…  More» 2013-05-27 Report on the Outbound Tourism Market of the Three Major Regions of China […]

China’s online travel trade scale reached 45.27 billion RMB in Q1 of 2013 The data of IResearch showed that Chinas online travel trade market scale reached 45.27 billion RMB in Q1 of 2013, up 28.7%. OTA market scale was 2.43 billion RMB, up 22.1%. Ctrip,…  More» 2013-05-20 China and Seychelles signed visa abolition agreement China’s deputy […]